Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1980
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 2,958 |
| 2 | Amanda | 1,682 |
| 3 | Melissa | 1,522 |
| 4 | Jessica | 1,350 |
| 4 | Sarah | 1,350 |
| 6 | Nicole | 1,332 |
| 7 | Elizabeth | 1,193 |
| 8 | Michelle | 1,145 |
| 9 | Amy | 991 |
| 10 | Tiffany | 944 |
| 11 | Angela | 898 |
| 12 | Kelly | 879 |
| 13 | Heather | 871 |
| 14 | Kimberly | 847 |
| 15 | Lisa | 832 |
| 16 | Stephanie | 818 |
| 17 | Christina | 765 |
| 18 | Laura | 750 |
| 19 | Erin | 729 |
| 20 | Rebecca | 728 |
| 21 | Mary | 621 |
| 22 | Jamie | 606 |
| 23 | Sara | 595 |
| 24 | Megan | 593 |
| 25 | Rachel | 587 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Julie | 528 |
| 27 | Crystal | 506 |
| 28 | Andrea | 499 |
| 29 | Katherine | 488 |
| 30 | Amber | 480 |
| 31 | Erica | 479 |
| 32 | Kristin | 478 |
| 33 | Danielle | 470 |
| 34 | Maria | 458 |
| 35 | Christine | 429 |
| 36 | Shannon | 428 |
| 37 | Emily | 420 |
| 38 | April | 419 |
| 39 | Lauren | 380 |
| 40 | Kathryn | 359 |
| 41 | Kristen | 349 |
| 42 | Carrie | 343 |
| 43 | Samantha | 325 |
| 44 | Kathleen | 322 |
| 45 | Jill | 317 |
| 46 | Monica | 310 |
| 46 | Patricia | 310 |
| 48 | Dawn | 307 |
| 49 | Katie | 306 |
| 50 | Tracy | 280 |
| 51 | Sandra | 278 |
| 52 | Susan | 277 |
| 53 | Courtney | 270 |
| 54 | Jacqueline | 269 |
| 55 | Alicia | 267 |
| 56 | Karen | 257 |
| 57 | Veronica | 254 |
| 58 | Brandy | 248 |
| 58 | Monique | 248 |
| 58 | Natalie | 248 |
| 61 | Anna | 244 |
| 62 | Tara | 237 |
| 62 | Tina | 237 |
| 64 | Kristina | 234 |
| 65 | Allison | 232 |
| 66 | Cynthia | 230 |
| 67 | Valerie | 227 |
| 68 | Stacy | 226 |
| 69 | Brooke | 224 |
| 70 | Dana | 221 |
| 70 | Leslie | 221 |
| 72 | Stacey | 219 |
| 73 | Katrina | 217 |
| 74 | Lindsay | 215 |
| 75 | Holly | 211 |
| 76 | Catherine | 209 |
| 77 | Beth | 208 |
| 78 | Margaret | 207 |
| 78 | Theresa | 207 |
| 80 | Colleen | 205 |
| 81 | Vanessa | 204 |
| 82 | Gina | 200 |
| 83 | Brandi | 192 |
| 84 | Kristy | 190 |
| 85 | Anne | 187 |
| 86 | Ashley | 184 |
| 86 | Meghan | 184 |
| 88 | Nancy | 182 |
| 89 | Lori | 181 |
| 90 | Heidi | 178 |
| 90 | Julia | 178 |
| 92 | Denise | 176 |
| 93 | Victoria | 174 |
| 94 | Erika | 173 |
| 95 | Tanya | 172 |
| 96 | Melanie | 170 |
| 97 | Latoya | 168 |
| 98 | Nichole | 167 |
| 99 | Lindsey | 163 |
| 100 | Tammy | 159 |
| 100 | Teresa | 159 |